Sentences with phrase «schools over the objections»

That amendment empowered an appointed state commission to approve charter schools over the objections of local boards of education.

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Officious social engineers of both the right and the left abuse the public schools to promote parochial agendas, whether by sanctioning the recitation of prayers over the school loudspeaker or by the distribution of contraceptives despite parental objections, thereby undermining parental authority and impairing the ability of parents to form their own family values.

At a Manhattan news conference, the Democratic attorney general praised Duffy's efforts to consolidate agencies and bring mayoral control of schools to New York's third - largest city over the objection of teachers unions.

Sources said the issue is personal to Silver, who was infuriated when city officials, over his objections, sought to put the Ross Global charter school in a public - school building in his Lower East Side district.

He has promised dramatic changes to the state's pension system and its formula for funding schools, over the objections of his old enemies in organized labor.

But last year, over the objections of Bloomberg, the Senate GOP successfully pushed to require city bus service for students at private schools that offer classes until at least 5 p.m.

Moreover, by writing a letter of complaint, they practice a skill that they'll use over and over again in life beyond the school walls: tactful objection.

The decision came just days after Mayor Giuliani moved, over the chancellor's objections, to appoint a special commission to investigate school crime and the adequacy of the school system's security division.

Over the objections of the powerful telecom lobby, the commission also approved a number of policy changes intended to help rural schools.

Stakeholders in the private school community occasionally raise objections to Title I portability out of concern over the possibility of federal regulations following dollars to participating private schools.

Hoosiers Against the Common Core and other groups had raised a series of objections about the cost of implementing the standards and the implied degree of centralized control over schools and teachers.

Uptown Messenger: New funding formula for New Orleans schools sent to state leaders over Lusher's objections http://bit.ly/1n1lDiJ

Objections range from the basic «it's too long» and «it's too stressful» side of the spectrum to weightier concerns about teachers being forced to teach to the test, racial and socioeconomic inequities, and private corporations taking over schools that, according to test results, are failing.

The change affected school districts where the charter school was approved by the state's Charter School Commission over the objections of the local disschool districts where the charter school was approved by the state's Charter School Commission over the objections of the local disschool was approved by the state's Charter School Commission over the objections of the local disSchool Commission over the objections of the local district.

Education Week reported: «Over the objections of teachers» unions and many Democrats, Louisiana's Republican governor and GOP - controlled legislature have crafted one of the most exhaustive education overhauls of any state in the country, through measures that will dramatically expand families» access to public money to cover the costs of both private school tuition and individual courses offered by a menu of providers.»

Over the screaming objection of the Teachers Union, Rudy spent boocou political capital for open enrollment, the forerunners of charters, high school kids going to college classrooms and even some small amounts of tax credits - deductions for the parents for education costs.

Over the objections of teachers and administrators groups, the Los Angeles Unified School District was ordered Tuesday to use students» academic achievement in their teachers» evaluations.

The takeovers proceeded over the forceful objections of Indianapolis Public Schools superintendent Eugene White, who still says he's «hurt» by the state's intervention.

They were chartered over the objections of local school systems, and they are unlikely to enroll many poor students.

«The court order was lifted in 2009 over the objections of civil rights groups and students, who pointed to continuing inequities in Chicago schools.

Teachers who received multiple «unsatisfactory» ratings, missed entire weeks of work, or even physically abused students can remain in the classroom over the objections of their schools.

The court may also include the cost of private school expenses when calculating child support over the objection of the other parent.

You and Drive Smart Driving School agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts as previously mentioned, and agree to waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over the parties by such courts and to venue in such courts.

However, the father with shared legal custody can raise objections over the religious instruction at the school.